Stephens signed with the Red Sox in 1951. After batting .337 with 22 home runs and being selected to the Class D North Carolina State League's All-Star team in his first pro season, Stephens jumped all the way to the majors in 1952, making the Red Sox' roster out of spring training and getting into 21 games for Boston in April, May and September; in between, he returned to the higher minor leagues for more playing time. His first full year in MLB would come in 1955, and he batted a career-best .293 in 109 games played. But Stephens found himself playing behind Boston's entrenched outfield of Baseball Hall of FamerTed Williams, Gold Glove-winner Jim Piersall and future American League Most Valuable PlayerJackie Jensen. Even though he filled in at all three outfield positions, from 1955 until he was traded to the Orioles on June 9, 1960, he was Williams' primary replacement as Boston's left fielder, and was nicknamed "Williams' caddy."[1]
On June 18, 1953, Stephens became the first major leaguer in the modern era (since 1900) to have three hits in a single inning. The record was matched by Johnny Damon on June 27, 2003,[2] who coincidentally accomplished this feat as a Red Sox as well.
gene, stephens, glen, eugene, stephens, january, 1933, april, 2019, american, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, portions, dozen, seasons, between, 1952, 1964, boston, baltimore, orioles, kansas, city, athletics, chicago, whit. Glen Eugene Stephens January 20 1933 April 27 2019 was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball MLB for all or portions of a dozen seasons between 1952 and 1964 for the Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Athletics and Chicago White Sox He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for the Chunichi Dragons 1966 The native of Gravette Arkansas batted left handed threw right hand and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m tall and 175 pounds 79 kg He attended the University of Arkansas Gene StephensOutfielderBorn 1933 01 20 January 20 1933Hiwasse Arkansas U S Died April 27 2019 2019 04 27 aged 86 Granbury Texas U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 16 1952 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 23 1964 for the Chicago White SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 240Home runs37Runs batted in207TeamsBoston Red Sox 1952 1953 1955 1960 Baltimore Orioles 1960 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1961 1962 Chicago White Sox 1963 1964 Chunichi Dragons 1966 Biography editStephens signed with the Red Sox in 1951 After batting 337 with 22 home runs and being selected to the Class D North Carolina State League s All Star team in his first pro season Stephens jumped all the way to the majors in 1952 making the Red Sox roster out of spring training and getting into 21 games for Boston in April May and September in between he returned to the higher minor leagues for more playing time His first full year in MLB would come in 1955 and he batted a career best 293 in 109 games played But Stephens found himself playing behind Boston s entrenched outfield of Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams Gold Glove winner Jim Piersall and future American League Most Valuable Player Jackie Jensen Even though he filled in at all three outfield positions from 1955 until he was traded to the Orioles on June 9 1960 he was Williams primary replacement as Boston s left fielder and was nicknamed Williams caddy 1 On June 18 1953 Stephens became the first major leaguer in the modern era since 1900 to have three hits in a single inning The record was matched by Johnny Damon on June 27 2003 2 who coincidentally accomplished this feat as a Red Sox as well In his 12 big league seasons he played in 964 games and had 1 913 at bats 283 runs 460 hits 78 doubles 15 triples 37 home runs 207 RBI 27 stolen bases 233 walks 240 batting average 325 on base percentage 355 slugging percentage 679 total bases and 17 sacrifice hits Stephens concluded his professional career in 1967 after 17 seasons he died April 27 2019 in Granbury Texas at the age of 86 3 References edit Newville Todd Gene Stephens Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project Game Hits Records baseball almanac com Retrieved 4 April 2012 Glenn Stephens ObituarySources editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gene Stephens amp oldid 1166152501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
